Acuity Brands
456 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.19B invested in Acuity Brands in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 180 increasing their positions, 170 reducing their positions, and 87 closing their positions.
7.11% more ownership
Funds ownership: 95.08% → 102.19% (+7.1%)
6% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 180 | Existing positions reduced: 170
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.68B → $9.19B (-$485M)
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 497 → 456 (-41)
37% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 87
40% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 3 (-2)
48% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $39.5M | Put options by funds: $75.5M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$771M |
| 2 |
GIM
Generation Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$384M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$318M |
| 4 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$261M |
| 5 |
AIM
abrdn Investment Management
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
+$187M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$276M |
| 2 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$114M |
| 3 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$80M |
| 4 |
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
-$71.2M |
| 5 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$63.2M |
AYI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
456 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acuity Brands (AYI) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $9.19B — down 5% from $9.68B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 87 funds closed out of AYI and 55 opened new positions — a net loss of 32 holders — while 170 trimmed existing stakes and 180 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $771M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $276M.
- 456 institutional investors held Acuity Brands (AYI) as of Q1 2017, down from 497 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $9.19B of Acuity Brands stock for Q1 2017, down 5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 55 funds opened new Acuity Brands positions in Q1 2017 and 87 closed out, a net change of -32 holders.
- The largest Acuity Brands buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $771M added.
- The largest Acuity Brands seller in Q1 2017 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $276M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.